The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;Samuel Johnson J. Johnson; J. Nichols and son; R. Baldwin; F. and C. Rivington; W. Otridge and Son; Leigh and Sotheby; R. Faulder and Son; G. Nicol and Son; T. Payne; G. Robinson; Wilkie and Robinson; C. Davies; T. Egerton; Scatcherd and Letterman; J. Walker; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R. Lea; J. Nunn; Lackington, Allen, and Company; J. Stockdale; Cuthell and Martin; Clarke and Sons; J. White and Company; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Cadell and Davies; J. Barker; John Richardson; J.M. Richardson; J. Carpenter; B. Crosby; E. Jeffery; J. Murray; W. Miller; J. and A. Arch; Black, Parry, and Kingsbury; J. Booker; S. Bagster; J. Harding; J. Mackinlay; J. Hatchard; R.H. Evans; Matthews and Leigh; J. Mawman; J. Booth; J. Asperne; P. and W. Wynne; and W. Grace, Deighton and Son at Cambridge; and Wilson and Son at York, 1810 - English poetry |
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The sum Johnson received was ten guineas , and such were his circumstances ,
or such the state of literary property at that time , that he was fully content , and
was ever ready to acknowledge Dodsley ' s useful patronage . The pocm was ...
The sum Johnson received was ten guineas , and such were his circumstances ,
or such the state of literary property at that time , that he was fully content , and
was ever ready to acknowledge Dodsley ' s useful patronage . The pocm was ...
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Being probably intended for trade , he received no other education than what the
school of Cheam , in Surry , afforded , which he was afterwards induced to
improve by an ardent love of learning , and a desire to cultivate his poetical
talents ...
Being probably intended for trade , he received no other education than what the
school of Cheam , in Surry , afforded , which he was afterwards induced to
improve by an ardent love of learning , and a desire to cultivate his poetical
talents ...
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... and continued to receive money from the late duke of Marlborough on the
same account , although after twenty years of ... bave received at one time a
complete set of the classics , elegantly bound , and at another time , during his
distresses ...
... and continued to receive money from the late duke of Marlborough on the
same account , although after twenty years of ... bave received at one time a
complete set of the classics , elegantly bound , and at another time , during his
distresses ...
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Our author ' s mother was one of the daughters of sir Peter Soame , of Hayden , in
the county of Essex , baronet ; a lady of great beauty , and highly esteemed for
her piety , understanding , and elegance of manners . Mr . Jenyns received the ...
Our author ' s mother was one of the daughters of sir Peter Soame , of Hayden , in
the county of Essex , baronet ; a lady of great beauty , and highly esteemed for
her piety , understanding , and elegance of manners . Mr . Jenyns received the ...
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Among other marks of respect , the university of Oxford conferred the degree of
doctor of laws on the author , and on his second arrival in London he was most
graciously received by his majesty , who not only bestowed a pension on him ,
but ...
Among other marks of respect , the university of Oxford conferred the degree of
doctor of laws on the author , and on his second arrival in London he was most
graciously received by his majesty , who not only bestowed a pension on him ,
but ...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper; Volume 6; Volume 154 of The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Charles Whittingham |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributors | Alexander Chalmers, Charles Whittingham |
| Publisher | J. Johnson; J. Nichols and son; R. Baldwin; F. and C. Rivington; W. Otridge and Son; Leigh and Sotheby; R. Faulder and Son; G. Nicol and Son; T. Payne; G. Robinson; Wilkie and Robinson; C. Davies; T. Egerton; Scatcherd and Letterman; J. Walker; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; R. Lea; J. Nunn; Lackington, Allen, and Company; J. Stockdale; Cuthell and Martin; Clarke and Sons; J. White and Company; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Cadell and Davies; J. Barker; John Richardson; J.M. Richardson; J. Carpenter; B. Crosby; E. Jeffery; J. Murray; W. Miller; J. and A. Arch; Black, Parry, and Kingsbury; J. Booker; S. Bagster; J. Harding; J. Mackinlay; J. Hatchard; R.H. Evans; Matthews and Leigh; J. Mawman; J. Booth; J. Asperne; P. and W. Wynne; and W. Grace, Deighton and Son at Cambridge; and Wilson and Son at York, 1810 |
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| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
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